New research shows that fluctuating environmental conditions helped chemical mixtures self-organize and evolve in structured ...

If we're looking for life as we don't know it, the best solvent out there may be concentrated sulfuric acid — the stuff that's floating around in the clouds of Venus.

Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air – now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process ...

Dissolved Organic Matter is a mysterious and still largely unidentified combination of substances that is thought to be ...

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The process of separating useful molecules from mixtures of other substances accounts for 15% of the nation's energy, emits 100 million tons of carbon dioxide and costs $4 billion annually. In a new ...

The process of separating useful molecules from mixtures of other substances accounts for 15% of the nation's energy, emits ...

The first major overhaul of US chemical safety regulations in over a decade introduces sweeping changes to classification, ...

Scented chemical products rapidly fill the air with nanoscale particles that are small enough to get deep into your lungs, ...

A study published in the journal Science Advances from researchers at the University of Kansas shows a new eco-friendly ...

The key innovation of the to University of Kansas research appearing in Science Advances is to use membranes — amorphous ...

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at WKU. Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science” because it helps connect the physical sciences and life sciences. We offer ...